A Swansea minibus operator has been disqualified from carrying passengers for 18 months by the Traffic Commissioner (TC) for Wales, Nick Jones. Matthew Benjamin, who traded as MCB Mini Travel, also had his licence revoked. […]
Tourmaster Coaches of Peterborough has taken delivery of a new EVM X-Clusive 16-seater Sprinter. The Sprinter is powered by a Euro 6 516 CDi 163bhp engine, coupled to a seven-speed G Tronic gearbox. Passenger entry […]
From April 6, 2017, it will be illegal for taxi drivers to discriminate against wheelchair users. Taxi drivers will face a fine of up to £1,000 if they refuse to transport wheelchair users in their […]
Six vehicles are added to the council fleet, which already uses dozens of Orions from the manufacturer Nottinghamshire County Council have taken delivery of six vehicles from Mellor Coachcraft. The first are a pair of […]
This month I had the opportunity to speak to Rafael Cuesta from Transport for Greater Manchester, who was involved in the production of a UITP report on autonomous vehicles. We carried the report as a […]
The UK’s new coach, bus and minibus market saw a second consecutive year of growth in 2016 as demand rose by 8%, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). […]
UITP report argues that privately owned vehicles would simply make congestion worse by making car travel more appealing, while fleets competing with traditional operations would not allow the overall transport network to reach its full […]
Stagecoach South East is to unveil its new Mercedes-Benz minibus fleet, branded ‘Little & Often,’ early next month, CBW can reveal. The 30-strong fleet is to be launched at a special event at the McArthur […]
Yutong importer extends passenger carrying options with Chinese-base minibus Doncaster-based Excel is converting the first 11-seat (plus driver) LDV minibus for Pelican DAF, a sister Pelican Engineering Group company to Wakefield Europort-based Pelican Bus & […]
EVM displayed its new low-floor minibus offering, the Metro LF, at this year’s Euro Bus Expo. James Day talks to Peter Flynn at EVM about what the vehicle will bring to the UK market launched […]
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